| ALEXHALEY | He interviewed Miles Davis in the first Playboy interview |
| MILESDAVIS | Subject of the first Playboy Interview |
| DEATHONTHENILE | The roles played by Maggie Smith and Bette Davis in the first film of this Agatha Christie book were played by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in the second. |
| JOHNCOLTRANE | Saxophonist who played with trumpeter Miles Davis in the late 1950s (4,8) |
| JAZZFUSION | Genre embraced by Miles Davis in the late 1960s |
| CELTIC | In 2021, Shane Warne wore the shirt of which football team when he interviewed their Australian manager (6) |
| ALIG | He interviewed "Boutros Boutros Boutros Boutros-Ghali" in 2003 |
| DAWN | First name of the receptionist played by Lucy Davis in The Office (4) |
| KINGGARY | TV sitcom starring Tom Davis in the title role that first aired in 2018 (4,4) |
| NANNY | The ___, 1965 film thriller starring Bette Davis in the title role (5) |
| OSSIE | Davis in the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame |
| FLITWICK | Filius ---, character played by Warwick Davis in the Harry Potter films (8) |
| THENANNY | 1965 film thriller starring Bette Davis in the title role (3,5) |
| ANITA | Lawyer Hill who was played by Viola Davis in the HBO movie Confirmation |
| LEPRECHAUN | 1993 comedy-horror film starring Warwick Davis in the title role |
| ANGIE | 1994 comedy-drama film starring Geena Davis in the title role |
| VIOLA | Davis in "The Woman King" |
| HALLETT | Mike ___, snooker player whitewashed by Steve Davis in the 1988 Benson and Hedges Masters Final (7) |
| CRAWFORD | Joan, U.S. actress who starred with Bette Davis in the 1962 film What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (8) |
| BOE | Alisha ___, Norwegian actress who played Jessica Davis in the Netflix series Thirteen Reasons Why (3) |
